Promyelocytic sarcoma of the spine: A case report and review of the literature

Advances in Hematology

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Pacilli, Leonardo ^a   Lo Coco, Francesco ^b   Ramadan, Safaa Mahmoud ^b   Giann, Laura ^b   Pingi, Alberto ^a   Remotti, Daniele ^a   Majolino, Ignazio ^a  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; CD16 ANTIGEN; CD33 ANTIGEN; CD34 ANTIBODY; CD45 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; DEXAMETHASONE; HLA DR ANTIGEN; IDARUBICIN; MYELOPEROXIDASE; RETINOIC ACID; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CYTOGENETICS; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FUSION GENE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GRANULOCYTIC SARCOMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LAMINECTOMY; LEUKEMIA REMISSION; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMYELOCYTE; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954618207     PISSN: 16879104     EISSN: 16879112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/137608     Document Type: Article

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